Jumuah talk after the Khutbah

Question:-

I am from Germany. People generally come to the Masjid on the day of Jumuah at the time of the Khutbah. We were wondering as to whether we can have the Arabic Khutbah first, followed by the Jumuah talk in English and then the Salaah? Please advise!

Answer:-

The jurists have written that it is Makrooh to separate between the Jumuah Khutbah and Salaah in order to engage in some worldly activity. However, if the Imaam delays the Salaah after rendering the Khutbah in order to command good or prohibit evil, then doing so is permitted. However, the delay should be minimal. If the delay is prolonged, then the Khutbah will have to be repeated (for the second time) and then the Salaah performed.

وَيُكْرَهُ التَّعْيِينُ ( قَوْلُهُ بِأَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا ) إمَّا بِنَهْيٍ عَنْ مُنْكَرٍ أَوْ أَمْرٍ بِمَعْرُوفٍ فَلَا وَكَذَا بِوُضُوءٍ أَوْ غُسْلٍ لَوْ ظَهَرَ أَنَّهُ مُحْدِثٌ أَوْ جُنُبٌ كَمَا مَرَّ بِخِلَافِ أَكْلٍ أَوْ شُرْبٍ حَتَّى لَوْ طَالَ الْفَصْلُ اسْتَأْنَفَ الْخُطْبَةَ كَمَا مَرَّ فَافْهَمْ ( قَوْلُهُ لِأَنَّهُمَا ) أَيْ الْخُطْبَةَ وَالصَّلَاةَ كَشَيْءٍ وَاحِدٍ لِكَوْنِهِمَا شَرْطًا وَمَشْرُوطًا (رد المحتار ص 771ج1)

خطبہ و جمعہ میں معتد بہ فصل ہوجانے سے اعادہ خطبہ ضروری ہے  – احسن الفتاوی ص۱۲۲ ج۴

Now, coming to your query, having a 20 minute English lecture after the Khutbah will be considered as a lengthy delay due to which the Khutbah will have to be repeated once again before the Jumuah Salaah. We therefore suggest that the English talk is held first, followed by the Arabic Khutbah and then the Salaah performed, as practised by the Muslims here in South Africa and other parts of the world.

The other option, although it may not seem practical, is to have the talk after the Jumuah Salaah (that is after performing the Sunnah Salaah after Jumuah), if the congregation is willing to sit and listen. We generally find people in a hurry to leave after the Salaah, hence we are not certain as to whether this procedure will prove successful in Germany. However, we have simply mentioned it as an alternative.

ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date: 07 Jumad-al-Ula 1434 / 12 December 2021